Sunday, March 22, 2015

"Chess Mates" Super Swiss 3/21/2015

[photo by Errol Singh]

On Saturday, I played this game at Chess Mates.

Round Two: Sicilian Defense, Najdorf Variation

Art Macaspac (USCF 2249) - Jim West (USCF 2200), Rahway NJ 3/21/2015

1.e4 c5 2.Nf3 d6 3.d4 cxd4 4.Nxd4 Nf6 5.Nc3 a6 6.g3 e5 7.Nde2 Be7 8.Bg2 O-O 9.a4 Nbd7 10.a5 b5 11.axb6 Nxb6 12.O-O Bb7 13.Bg5 h6 14.Bxf6 Bxf6


15.Na4 Nxa4 16.Rxa4 Bc6 17.Ra2 Bb5 18.b3 Bxe2 19.Qxe2 Qb6 20.Rfa1 a5 21.Qd2 Bg5 22.Qd5 Rac8 23.Bf1 Rc5 24.Qd1 Rfc8 25.Bc4 g6 26.Qg4 Kg7 27.h4 Bd2 28.h5 g5 29.Qf3 Rxc4 30.bxc4 Rxc4 31.Qe2 Rd4


32.Rd1 Bc3 33.Rxd4 Qxd4 34.Ra3 Bb4 35.Rd3 Qa1+ 36.Kg2 Bc5 37.Rf3 Qa2 38.Qd3 a4 39.c3 Qe6 40.c4 a3 41.Qb3 Qg4 42.Qb7 Qxh5 43.Rf5 Qg6 44.g4 Qe6 45.Qa6 Qd7 46.Qa5 Qa7 47.Qd8 a2 48.Qf6+ Kh7 49.Qd8 Kg7 50.Qf6+ Kh7 51.Qd8 Kg7, draw.